Railroad-tie



PATENT OFFICE.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM T. WILSON, lOIE" BUSH, ILLINOIS.

RAILROAD-TIE.

Application filed October 287 1919. Serial No. `334,039.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, VILLIAM T. VILsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bush, in the county of Villiamson and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a metallic railroad tie to take the place of the wooden tie with a view of prolonging the life of the tie, the invention being designed to provide for the desired cushioning of the rails.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following description is .taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specifica-tion like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the metallic block.

Fig. 4; is a similar view of the wooden block.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the rail securing plate.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 indicates a `channel-shaped metallic base member. Fitted within the base 10 is a metallic block 11 which is hollow as shown in Fig. 3 and divided into separate compartments by means of a centrally located partition 12. The base 10, as well as the respective compartments of the metallic block, is filled with gravel or any other suitable material to afford the tie proper weight to maintain its place. Seated upon the metallic block 11 is a wooden block 13 which is wedge-shaped and adapted to be driven between the rail securing plate 14 and the metallic block 12. This wooden block provides a cushion for Vthe rails as will be readily understood. The metallic block is provided with alined openings 15 at its opposite sides, which openings register with similar openings in the side members of the base 10, fastening bolts 16 being passed through said openings for holding the metallic block in 'proper position within the base member. A rail securing plate 17 is arranged upon the wooden block 13, this plate carrying spaced lugs 18 shaped to engage over the base of the rail for holding the latter positioned upon the tie. For the purpose of maintaining both the wooden block 13 and the metallic plate 17 in proper position, I employ an inverted U-shaped member 19, which is cut away on the top and sides as at 20. The separated portions 21 defined by cutting the member away, rest upon the plate 17, while the parallel portions of this member are interposed between both the wooden and metallic blocks and the adjacent side members of the base. The parallel portions are provided with openings 22 which aline with the aforementioned openings of the metallic block 12 and the sides of the base member, so that the bolts 16 also pass through the lU-shaped member 19 to hold the latter in its given position. Obviousiy, I have devised a tie which not only affords the rails the same resiliency or cushioning afforded by the wooden tie, but one which is considerably stronger than a wooden tie, and outwears the latter.

IVhile I have shown and described what I consider the preferred embodiment of the invention, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to this exact construction and arrangement of parts, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of what is claimed.

l/Vhat is claimed is 1. A metallic railroad tie comprising a channel-shaped base member, a metallic block tted in said member adjacent each end, a wooden block disposed upon the metal block, a metallic plate resting upon the wooden block, means for holding all of said parts fixed relatively, and lugs carried by said plate for engagement with the base of the rail. v

2. A metallic railroad tie comprising a channel-shaped member, a hollow metallic block fitted within said member adjacent each end, a partition dividing said block into separate compartments, said base and compartments being adapted to be filled with material to add weight to the tie, a wooden block reposing upon the metal block, a metallic plate resting upon the wooden block, means for holding all of said parts fixed relatively, and means carried by said plate for securing the rail to the plate.

3. A metallic railroad ytie comprising a channel-shaped base member, a metallic block itted in said member adjacent each end, a Wooden block reposing upon each metallic block, ametallic plate resting upon each Wooden block, an Vinverted U-shaped 10 member having its top and sides partly cut away, said member straddling the plate and Y said block and having its parallel portions interposedrbetween said block and the sides of the baseV ymember7 and fastening bolts passed through saidiparallel portions7 the metallic block Vand said Ybase for holding said parts operativelyin position.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

WILLIAM T. WILSON. 

